Social Studies Semester Review

Front

Geography is the study of Earth and its peoples, places, and _____?

Back

environments

Front

The Pueblo people of the Southwest practiced dry farming, conserving scarce water to grow corn, beans, and _____?

Back

squash

Front

The Rocky Mountains are parallel mountain chains known as a(n) _____

Back

cordillera

Front

Lines of longitude measure distance on Earth _____?

Back

in a north-to-south direction

Front

What is the name of the line that is equally distant from the North Pole and the South Pole?

Back

the Equator

Front

Which line is used as a starting point to measure longitude?

Back

the Prime Meridian

Front

In which subregion is Washington, D.C., our nation's capital, located? Options: New England, the Mid-Atlantic, the Midwest, the Southeast

Back

the Mid-Atlantic

Front

Which is a type of location that describes where a place is relative to another place?

Back

relative location

Front

Which of the following best shows the steps in a process? a diagram, a graph, a map, a chart

Back

a diagram

Front

Which of the following accurately shows places on the Earth's surface? thematic maps, globes, general-purpose maps, physical maps

Back

globes